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L/Cpl. John Laverty MM.
British Army 7th/8th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Ballymoney, Co. Antrim
(d.20th Nov 1917 )
During a two week period in August 1917, Lance Corporal Laverty acted with such heroism that he was both awarded the Military Medal. In November that year, Laverty and Private McKee held off a German attack with a heavy machine gun, while their fellow servicemen withdrew. Both men manned the gun to their deaths. They have no known grave and are commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.